I made frozen pizza in 4 different appliances. Surprisingly, the oven didn't yield the best slice.

Carolina GazalJan 13, 2024, 12:13 IST

I prepared Caulipower frozen pizzas using four different appliances.Carolina Gazal

I made frozen pizzas using the oven, stovetop, microwave, and grill.
Making pizza in the microwave was an easy and quick process but produced a sad, soggy slice.

As a native New Yorker, pizza is one of my all-time favorite meals, whether I'm enjoying a slice at a sit-down restaurant or heating up a frozen pizza.

But after trying so many slices, I began to wonder which appliance was the best for making a frozen pizza at home.

I cooked my favorite pizza in the oven, over the stovetop, in a microwave, and on the grill to see which appliance could yield the crispiest, melty slice. I'd only ever done so in the oven, so I was excited to see the results.

Here's how each appliance stacked up.

I started by letting my frozen pizzas defrost and preheating my oven.

I used the Caulipower cheese lovers and margherita pizzas for this taste test.Carolina Gazal

The instructions on the box recommended a conventional oven.

I placed the pizza on a pan and put it in the oven.Carolina Gazal

The pizza began to turn a nice golden-brown color in the oven.

The pizza was ready in just 13 minutes.Carolina Gazal

The oven-baked pizza was perfectly crispy.

I loved how cracker-like the pizza crust became.Carolina Gazal

Next, I pan-fried my frozen slice with the lid on to melt the cheese.

I added some Pam to the pan so the slice wouldn't stick.Carolina Gazal

I really enjoyed how gooey the cheese became on the stovetop-cooked pizza.

The stovetop pizza looked melty and delicious.Carolina Gazal

I put another pizza piece on a plate to go into the microwave.

I was hoping that the cheese would nicely melt in the microwave.Carolina Gazal

The microwaved pizza got a little soggy.

The microwaved pizza was the saddest out of the bunch.Carolina Gazal

I was excited to see how a frozen pizza would taste on the grill.

I decided to grill the pizza on an aluminum pan.Carolina Gazal

The grilled pizza smelled delicious.

The grilled pizza had nicely melted cheese.Carolina Gazal

I was absolutely obsessed with the smoky, grilled pizza.

The bottom of the pizza had grill marks on it.Carolina Gazal

Now that I've grilled frozen pizza, I can never look back.

The grilled pizza wasn't the darkest in color, but it had the best flavor.Carolina Gazal

He's trying to charge $100 for phở in Ho Chi Minh City. That's 50 times the usual price. I had to try it.

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